Christal's Corner

Hey it's Christal and welcome to my corner of the SuperHits world! I can't wait to share local findings here in Fredericksburg, great food discoveries, and more!

I’m a Navy brat, so that’s tough to pinpoint. I was born in Orlando, FL. I grew up in Norfolk, VA; St. Paul, MN; Portland, ME; and Carlton, MN. Then I spent 15 years in Grand Forks, ND (don’t ask me why, it’s really cold there) and now my hometown is the beautiful Fredericksburg, VA. I love the living history around every corner, to step out my front door onto hallowed ground is pretty amazing. I love to visit the battlefields and wander through historic downtown. I love music! I’m addicted to the Food Network and the Travel Channel, and I’ll watch anything hosted by my celebrity crush, Adam Richman. And one thing you would never know about me, I’m a bona fide Parrot Head, going on 20 years now. I can’t get enough Jimmy Buffett.

Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

by Christal Blueposted Feb 25 2014 11:29AM

Sean Astin is 43 today! You know... "Rudy", Samwise Gamgee in "The Lord of the Rings", Mikey in "Goonies" and Doug the meathead in "50 First Dates"...

Sean's adopted father is John Astin, the SUPERSTAR who played Gomez Addams on "The Addams Family", the alternate Riddler on "Batman" AND Professor Gangreen in "Return of the Killer Tomatoes", "Killer Tomatoes Strike Back" and "Killer Tomatoes Eat France"!

But did you know he runs marathons now? Of course you did. Because like me, you camped out last year to get a glimpse of him running by during the Marine Corp Historic Half Marathon in Fredericksburg. No? Just me? Oh...OK. Well, I got that picture at Mile #10. (Photo credit: ME)